Joan Meyer, 98, died after being “stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief” after police raided her and her son’s home Friday as part of a greenlit operation against the Marion County Record.
The co-owner of a Kansas newspaper allegedly died as a direct result of the unprecedented police raid against the publication and its staff after they obtained damaging information about a local businesswoman — which the paper declined to publish.
Joan Meyer, 98, died after being “stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief” after police raided her and her son’s home Friday as part of an investigation into the Marion County Record.
“She had not been able to eat after police showed up at the door of her home Friday with a search warrant in hand,” The Record wrote. “Neither was she able to sleep Friday night.”
Joan Meyer was at the home waiting for a delivery from Meals on Wheels when cops knocked on the door.
“She tearfully watched during the raid as police not only carted away her computer… but also dug through her son Eric’s personal bank and investments statements to photograph them,” the paper said.
Eric, 69, the Record’s publisher, vowed legal retribution against the City of Marion and those involved with the search, noting that legal experts contacted by the paper agreed that the city had violated federal laws and his team’s Constitutional rights.
